Steering quickeners, sketchy?

Anyone have experience with adding a steering quickener?

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I installed one on my Civic rally car and it makes it a lot easier to catch slides. Downsides are:
-It has a little play.
-The power steering pump may need upgrading.

George

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Civic Rally Car

alkun Wrote:
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> Anyone have experience with adding a steering
> quickener?


Ask Tim, I got him that cute little Coleman thing....

Xratty rack is 2.65 turns, same M14 thread for the tie rods.....

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John Vanlandingham
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I've got this one in the saab.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Small-Body-21-Steering-Quickener,2030.html

It sure as hell does speed things up.

Initial impressions on the road are that it feels a little draggy, is fairly heavy, even with power steering and removes alot of "feel." I don't know if any of that would be fixed by something more better than the oem saab saginaw (if that's what it is) steering pump.

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Rallyho Wrote:
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> I've got this one in the saab.
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> It sure as hell does speed things up.
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> Initial impressions on the road are that it feels
> a little draggy, is fairly heavy, even with power
> steering and removes alot of "feel." I don't know
> if any of that would be fixed by something more
> better than the oem saab saginaw (if that's what
> it is) steering pump.
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>


Hey you know there's like a coupla dozen different relief valves you can try in that Saginaw PS pump?
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> She's screamn' fer eet!
> Rallyho
> Mike White

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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CALL +1 206 431-9696
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i was always curious if a quickener like that removes the ability of the steering column to collapse.

anyone have any knowledge on this also?

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-Mark
www.nocoastmotorsports.net

do tell, doooo tell!

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Rallyho
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Rallyho Wrote:
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> do tell, doooo tell!

I just did. There's 3,6 bazillion relief valves that vary not pressure but volume thru the outlet of the pump.
Go try tham all out!
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> She's screamn' fer eet!
> Rallyho
> Mike White

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Mark Wrote:
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> i was always curious if a quickener like that
> removes the ability of the steering column to
> collapse.
>
> anyone have any knowledge on this also?
>
> -Mark
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> www.coloradorallycup.org


If you put it where the telescoping shafts telescope together, then yes. Otherwise, you MAY be able to put it higher, or lower, and retain SOME of the travel.

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Welcome to the cult of JVL drink the koolaid or be banned.

I'm using a coleman 1.5:1. three years of rallyx and one stage rally so far w/o issue. it will only collapse about an inch or so now.

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-KTurner
Stomp down on the exhilarator and hold on to the wheel.

Ooooh! pics even! thanks y'all

I have one in the suba-rat from L&E Fabrications. Its still collapsableability.

I then upgraded to a used STI steering rack. I'm now 1.75 turns lock to lock, its AWESOME. A little stiff in tight steering/parking situations, but on stage you can't even tell.


All on the stock steering pump w/no trouble to date.


Highly recommended.

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
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I ran with one, I found no issues with the Colman, yes it did reduce the collapse of the column.

I think a good rack would be better if you can find on for you car, but if not it works well and I had no issues.

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derek Wrote:
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> I ran with one, I found no issues with the Colman,
> yes it did reduce the collapse of the column.
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> I think a good rack would be better if you can
> find on for you car, but if not it works well and
> I had no issues.
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> See me go at:
> www.11tenths.com
> In the long run Reality always wins.


yeah, there are quick racks for volvos all over Sweden, but they are $1200 +